你將通過健康飲食來拯救地球

你將通過健康飲食來拯救地球

A climate change report published Thursday by United Nations scientists says that eating less meat and reducing food waste could slash global emissions and benefit our health and the environment.

聯合國科學家星期四發(fā)表的一份氣候變化報告說，少吃肉和減少食品浪費可以減少全球排放，有益于我們的健康和環(huán)境。

"Balanced diets, featuring plant-based foods ... and animal-sourced food produced in resilient, sustainable and low-[greenhouse gas] emission systems, present major opportunities for adaptation and mitigation while generating significant co-benefits in terms of human health," the new report says.

“平衡飲食，以植物性食物為主……而采用彈性、可持續(xù)和低(溫室氣體)排放系統(tǒng)生產的動物性食品，為適應和減緩氣候變化提供了重大機遇，同時在人類健康方面產生了重大的共同利益，”新報告說。

Food waste and meat consumption are big contributors to global warming, with food waste producing between 8% and 10% and livestock 14.5% of global emissions, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

世界野生動物基金會的數據顯示，食物浪費和肉類消費是全球變暖的主要原因，食物浪費占全球排放總量的8%至10%，牲畜占14.5%。

This is partly because raising animals for food is resource-intensive, requiring the production of feed and fertilizers that result in greenhouse gases -- not to mention the methane that comes from cows. It also requires land to be cleared for cattle.

這在一定程度上是因為飼養(yǎng)動物作為食物是資源密集型的，需要生產飼料和化肥，從而產生溫室氣體，更不用說來自奶牛的甲烷了。它還要求為養(yǎng)牛清理土地。

Making healthy choices

做健康的選擇

"If the whole world, which eats more like us, the impacts are staggering, and the planet simply can't withstand it," Sharon Palmer, a registered dietitian nutritionist and plant-based food and sustainability expert in Los Angeles, previously told CNN.

洛杉磯注冊營養(yǎng)師、植物性食品和可持續(xù)發(fā)展專家莎倫·帕爾默(Sharon Palmer)此前對CNN表示:“如果全世界的人都像我們一樣吃得越來越多，其影響將是驚人的，地球根本無法承受。”

By some estimates, only about 2% of American adults are vegetarians.

據估計，只有2%的美國成年人是素食主義者。

So if you are not ready to give up meat entirely, experts say that a so-called flexitarian diet can incorporate plenty of fruits, vegetables and plant-based protein . This may include legumes, soybeans and nuts, along with modest amounts of poultry, fish, milk and eggs, and small amounts of red meat.

因此，如果你還沒有準備好完全放棄肉類，專家說，所謂的彈性素食飲食可以包含大量的水果、蔬菜和植物性蛋白質。這可能包括豆類、大豆和堅果，以及適量的家禽、魚類、牛奶和雞蛋，以及少量的紅肉。

According to the new report, 25% to 30% of all food produced is never eaten, but 821 million people worldwide are undernourished.

根據這份新報告，世界上25%到30%的食物都是不吃的，但是全球有8.21億人營養(yǎng)不良。

The US Environmental Protection Agency recommends planning meals, keeping a shopping list with quantities and buying only what you need.

美國環(huán)境保護署(US Environmental Protection Agency)建議，制定膳食計劃，列好購物清單，列好數量，只買你需要的東西。

The agency says that "most people don't realize how much food they throw away every day -- from uneaten leftovers to spoiled produce. About 94 percent of the food we throw away ends up in landfills or combustion facilities."

該機構表示，“大多數人沒有意識到他們每天扔掉了多少食物——從未食用的剩菜到變質的農產品。”我們扔掉的食物中，大約有94%最終進入了垃圾填埋場或燃燒設施。”